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The second problem is that the sheer weight of the US in international affairs, though diminished nowadays, has nonetheless led to a
corruption
of the principles that should underpin a new climate-change treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
What is unambiguous today is a growing intolerance for bad governance and
corruption
– a collective rejection evident in countries as diverse as Burma, Congo, Russia, and Bolivia, not to mention Arab countries from Syria to Morocco.
Cryptocurrency billionaires owe their fortunes to the security of their transactions; health care in the developing world, which is plagued by high levels of institutionalized corruption, could benefit from similar controls.
It would remove two major sources of
corruption
and inefficiency: the customs service and the misuse of public funds in general.
But now Putin’s style of government is Russia’s primary source of instability, as the country’s middle class takes to the streets in protest against the
corruption
and inefficiency of his rule.
Instead of being an asset, oil has become a liability that generates poverty, corruption, ethnic conflict, and ecological disaster.
But little has been implemented, owing to rampant
corruption.
To be sure, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines may prefer a US president who does not trouble himself to criticize their governments’ human-rights abuses, corruption, or constitutional shenanigans.
The data revolution gives governments and businesses new and greatly improved ways to deliver services, fight corruption, cut red tape, and guarantee access in previously isolated places.
When services do not arrive on schedule (owing to, say, a bottleneck in construction or
corruption
in the supply chain), the data system will enable the public to pinpoint problems and hold governments and businesses to account.
A tiny core of politicians have dominated Turkish politics for a generation or two, miring politics in divisive rivalries, power games and
corruption.
Ciller is widely believed to have forged an alliance with Refah, which she once condemned as more dangerous to Turkey than the rebellious Kurds to protect herself from the very charges of
corruption
that Turkey's new government now seems poised to bring against her.
Efforts to address these structural challenges are being frustrated not just by institutional barriers, but also by entrenched official
corruption.
Institutional reforms aimed at combating corruption, reducing overcapacity, and dealing with unsustainable local debts will generate long-term dividends and sustainable payoffs.
More immediately, China's leadership is committed to excising the cancer of
corruption.
They concluded that although migration,
corruption
and conflicts are vital, these should not come first on the global priority list.
A Good Fight for Hard TimesVIENNA – Of the many problems that weak global economic conditions have brought into relief,
corruption
is among the most persistent.
Without collective efforts to combat it,
corruption
will continue to erode public confidence in institutions and governments, impeding economic, political, and social development.
Keeping
corruption
at the top of political and business leaders’ agenda and ensuring that societies remain vigilant will require strong and sustained effort from actors at all levels – from international institutions to governments, businesses, and ordinary citizens.
While it may not be possible to eradicate
corruption
in our lifetime, much can be done to lay the groundwork for a corruption-free future.
Corruption
is not “how business gets done” or “how the world works.”
Likewise,
corruption
is not limited to the developing world, nor is it “culturally biased.”
Eliminating
corruption
will be possible only with an effective combination of smart prevention strategies and robust law enforcement, underpinned by the belief that greed can be unlearned, accountability can be taught, and impunity can be terminated.
In fact, a more honest, transparent global system free of
corruption
would support stronger, more inclusive economic growth and development.
Controversy over government reliance on outsourcing in this area frequently focuses on cost, “brain-drain,” and periodic allegations of
corruption.
Widespread
corruption
has bred deep discontent: workers protest the Enron-like bilking of their life savings, townspeople fight against illegal land seizures, and villagers battle injustices – small and large – on a daily basis.
But now they also challenge the shoddy governance and
corruption
that allow dam construction to proceed unchecked, without environmental impact assessments, as local officials siphon off resettlement funds and ignore the claims of local villagers.
Meanwhile, South Korea has been mired in a
corruption
scandal that culminated in the impeachment of its president, Park Geun-hye.
After all, blocked export opportunities, weak government institutions, and high levels of
corruption
are worldwide problems.
That effort should compel us to confront an uncomfortable reality underlying both the British phone-hacking scandal, with its penumbra of appalling cruelty and wanton corruption, and Fox News, America’s most popular news channel: too many people want what the News Corporation has been offering.
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